DETAILS Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such plate has an average speed of 4.8 cm/year. (a) What distance does it move in 1 s at this speed? m (b) What is its speed in kilometers per million years? km/million years

DETAILS Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such plate has an average speed of 4.8 cm/year. (a) What distance does it move in 1 s at this speed? m (b) What is its speed in kilometers per million years? km/million years

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Chapter1: Units And Measurement

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Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such plate has an average speed of 4.8 cm/year.
(a) What distance does it move in 1 s at this speed?
m
(b) What is its speed in kilometers per million years?
km/million years
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(a) 70 (This is a measurement rather than a count.)
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(b) 2.7 × 10
(c) 2.70 × 104
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